Trimala Adhikari
2021Custody
Ambiecka Pandit
Geetika Vidya Ohlyan, Sanghmitra Hitaishi
A simple mistake at a new year's eve gathering puts age-old friendships to test, as a baby's life hangs in the balance. Can it ever be that there is no real crime to begin with, but people commit graver crimes in a bid to protect themselves?
Custody
Her First Time
Divya Unny
Trimala Adhikari, Vishwas Kini
Her first time is an 8-minute short film about the relationship between a working mother and her 11-year-old daughter. The film happens around one evening in both their lives where both of them are dealing with a bit of crisis situation. Mother who is a gynecologist is dealing with sensitive pregnancy case and daughter back home gets her first period.
Her First Time
Safar
Pratyusha Gupta
Shweta Tripathi, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal
Determined to carve out a better future for herself, teenage Gouri leaves behind a life of prostitution that was forced upon her at a young age and takes a job as a caregiver for a mistrusting elderly widow. But just as she starts to find her footing in this new life, Gouri’s past rears its ugly head again. Skillful direction and understated performances shine in this nuanced exploration of the challenges and triumphs of starting over.
Journey
Hansa
Manav Kaul
Trimala Adhikari, Abhay Joshi
Set in the picturesque Himalayas, Hansa attempts to depict the trials and tribulations faced by the villagers who reside there. The movie is seen from perspective of a little boy, Hansa and his sister, Cheeku’s eyes. Their father has mysteriously disappeared and a lot of the responsibility falls on Cheeku who has to prevent her house from getting sold and is at the receiving end of a powerful villager’s lecherous advances while little Hansa is too restless and distracted to pay attention to all the trouble his sister is facing.
Hansa
Bhasmasur
Nishil Sheth
Imran Rasheed, Mittal Chouhan
Dhaanu, a poor villager, heavily in financial debt, stealthily returns from the city to the village one night. He is hiding from a moneylender who he owes a handsome sum of money. Pushed against the wall, he decides to sell his donkey, Bhasmasur, in the city. Dhaanu's son Tipu, who yearns to go the annual fair in the city, shares a very strong bond with the donkey, Bhasmasur. Tipu in his own childish ways tries to stop Bhasmasur from being sold, but remains unsuccessful. Dhaanu decides to take Tipu to the city too. The trio set off on a journey from the in lands of Rajasthan towards the city, by foot. Along the journey, numerous events take place, bringing the father and son closer. But, will Dhaanu be able to make this bond last?
Bhasmasur
Dopahar ke Badal
Payal Kapadia
Trimala Adhikari, Cephas Subba
Kaki is a 60-year-old widow who lives with her Nepali maid, Malti. The film takes place on one afternoon in their house where a flower blossoms in the balcony. Malti meets a boy (a sailor) from her hometown unexpectedly.
Afternoon Clouds
Garbage
Qaushiq Mukherjee
Tanmay Dhanania, Trimala Adhikari
Taxi driver Phanishwar is living with a mysterious girl, Nanaam, who he keeps in chains. When a medical student, Rami, a victim of revenge porn leaked online by an ex-boyfriend, seeks refuge in Goa, she stumbles into the strange but placid lives of Phanishwar and Nanaam.
Garbage
Aise Hee
Kislay Kislay
Mohini Sharma, Shivam Sharma
Mrs. Sharma is the wife of a respected, small-time government employee in Allahabad. When her husband dies, she is expected to move in with her son and grandchildren. But the woman wants to live by herself. She stops going to the temple, buys herself things without worrying about the expense, makes friends with a girl half her age and chooses to spend more time with her new friend than with her family. When Mrs. Sharma decides to learn doll-making with a Muslim tailor called Ali, the entire locality, including her own family, slowly turn against her.
Just Like That
